Snowfall cannot stop the Skitalente: racing fever in East Tyrol!

On Saturday, February 1, the Zettersfeld ski area was the scene of a rapid competition that took place under difficult weather conditions. The young athletes from East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia could not stop snow and fog. At the exciting event of the Raiffeisen Osttirol Cup and the Sonnseitn Cup, around 160 young skiers from different classes competed against each other. The tranquil ambience was outshone by the impressive performance of the participants.

In the slalom races of the Raiffeisen Osttirol Cup on the Peheimessel, the talents drove impressive times. Laura Hernegger and Simon Geiler from the SkiLub Hochpustertal scored the best times of the day in their categories with 37.30 and 36.60 seconds. In the student and youth classes, Lorena Plankensteiner from the SkiLub Lienz and Simon Gasser from Schiverein Anras drew attention to themselves with total times of 1: 24.79 minutes and 1: 24.00 minutes, as dolomitenstadt reported.

intensive competition and exciting moments

At the same time, the Sonnseitn-Cup took place on the Golden Pflug route, which attracted over 100 small ski athletes. Despite the adverse weather conditions, which made several interruptions necessary, the participants demonstrated great perseverance. Rafael Steiner was the fastest among the boys with a time of 31.08 seconds, while Enya totschnig was the fastest runner with 33.04 seconds. The Sonnseitn-Cup, which was again in the classes from 2008 to 2022, concluded with a award ceremony, where prices such as a annual experience was raffled off, such as Kleine Zeitung reported.

The organization of this event was led by the SkiLub Lienz and the Sport Union of the Sonnen's Sages, which showed how important such competitions are for young people. Both racing events were made possible by the support of the Lienz mountain railways, which ensured that the competitions could be successfully carried out despite the challenging conditions.